Articles & Features

Read my article on the environment for the Doncaster Free Press below:

A letter in the Doncaster Free Press 26 July headed “Go for Green Way” caught my eye. It argued that you cannot support the environment if you back the Great Yorkshire Way link road or, on a larger scale, Heathrow expansion.

Read my article on the environment for the Doncaster Free Press below: A letter in the Doncaster Free Press 26 July headed “Go for Green Way” caught my eye. It...
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Norway has suddenly become very fashionable in Parliament. So much so that some MPs want the UK Parliament to vote to be like Norway when the European Union (withdrawal) Bill reaches its final stages this week.

This Brexit Bill transfers EU laws to UK control.

Most of this is not controversial, just common sense - so after Brexit, businesses know where they stand.

Leaving the EU is a complicated business. Hundreds of laws and agreements; and numerous pan-European bodies the UK is involved in. A lot to sort out.Some Brexiteers would prefer no...
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Doncaster is a changing place. Like many coalfield communities it has seen its share of hard times.

As the noughties approached, the last of the collieries were hanging on; the future of rail in the town appeared uncertain; the Council had been through troubles of its own; tourism hinged around the annual St Leger festival; and the former Finningley RAF base’s future was being contested.

Like much of Yorkshire, Doncaster’s past was slipping away, but the future wasn’t quite within reach.

Read my article on bank closures for the Yorkshire Post here. As the argument over bank closures resurfaced in Parliament, two glimmers of hope appeared. One from RBS and one...
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February 6th 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the first women to get the vote.

It is easy to forget that it took decades of campaigning and a world war to propel women into polling stations. Almost every year from the first petition in 1866 to 1918 Parliament received petitions or Bills seeking votes for women.

Speaking about the 100th anniversary of women gaining the vote, Caroline Flint told The Observer: “It is easy to take women’s votes for granted, but it took a world war...
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As the UK speeds towards the European Union exit door, Caroline Flint argues it’s time for ‘Britonomics’

Dire economic warnings won’t persuade the public to abandon Brexit. The vote on June 23 last year was a political choice, not an economic one. Against prevailing opinion, the public voted out. The driving motivation was control over immigration and borders – even if there was an economic cost.